Marriyum calls for using social media to highlight Pakistan's moderate image

She directed to prepare a coordinated strategy for training regarding social media.

10:03 PM, 7 Jun, 2017

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Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that social media should effectively be used to highlight Pakistan's democratic and moderate image.

Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, she called for effective use of digital media for the promotion of Pakistan's narrative.

The Minister of State urged the concerned departments to join forces to ensure best usage of social media. She stressed the need for reorganization of social media wings of the ministry of information to analyse social media trends. She directed to prepare a coordinated strategy for the training regarding social media.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said that social media has become fastest and the cheapest medium of communication. She said that people can easily access facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools.

She said the concerned departments should jointly work to highlight the steps taken for the welfare of common masses by using social media.